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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Fernando Alonso won the Australian Grand Prix 2006 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 2 April 2006, starting from P3 on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for McLaren, with Ralf Schumacher completing the podium for Toyota. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:26.045.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 57 | 1:34:27.870 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 57 | +1.8 | 8 | ⚡ 1:26.045 |
| 3 | 6 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 57 | +24.8 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 57 | +31.0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 57 | +38.1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 19 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BMW Sauber | 57 | +49.5 | 3 | |
| 7 | 16 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 57 | +51.9 | 2 | |
| 8 | 11 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 57 | +53.9 | 1 | |
| 9 | 18 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 57 | +78.8 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Christijan AlbersALB | MF1 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Yuji IdeIDE | Super Aguri | 54 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | McLaren | 46 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | MF1 | 39 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 37 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 32 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 22 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Christian KlienKLI | Red Bull | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Fernando Alonso
- Pole Jenson Button
- Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning team Renault
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:28.081 | 1:26.337 | 1:25.229 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.765 | 1:26.196 | 1:25.635 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.569 | 1:25.729 | 1:25.778 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:27.193 | 1:26.161 | 1:25.822 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:27.079 | 1:25.902 | 1:25.976 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:28.007 | 1:26.596 | 1:26.612 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:27.669 | 1:26.075 | 1:26.937 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.796 | 1:26.014 | 1:27.579 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:28.460 | 1:26.714 | 1:29.239 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.748 | 1:26.327 | - |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.228 | 1:26.718 | - |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:28.408 | 1:27.023 | - |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.999 | 1:27.219 | - |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:28.757 | 1:27.591 | - |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28.351 | 1:29.422 | - |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.868 | - | - |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.943 | - | - |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:30.226 | - | - |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:30.426 | - | - |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:30.709 | - | - |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:32.279 | - | - |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:36.164 | - | - |